Round Two | SA Football Facilities Fund

The South Australian Football Facilities Fund provides funding to assist local governments, Australian Rules football clubs, umpiring associations, schools and tertiary education institutions to develop Australian Rules Football facilities across South Australia.

The aim of the program is to:

• Provide fit for purpose, inclusive and accessible facilities that cater for the diversity of participants, particularly all genders and all-ability participants, that wish to participate in our game
• Maximise available carrying capacity of existing venues and the quality/functionality of supporting infrastructure
• Develop increased supply through construction of new ovals, especially in growth areas
• Develop venues to support high performance and talent pathways for players and umpires
• Provide welcoming and functional facilities that enhance the experience for volunteers and spectators

The SA Football Facilities Fund will provide funding to applicants that support the provision of well positioned, welcoming, accessible, fit for purpose football facilities that support our game’s growing participation base.

Applications should demonstrate how the project will achieve some or all the following strategic priorities:

• Provision of all gender changerooms for all those that participate in football – players, officials and umpires
• Provide welcoming and functional facilities that enhance the experience for volunteers and spectators and encourages broader community use and shared opportunities
• Increase the provision of quality lighting on ovals to deliver greater participation opportunities
• Identify projects where carrying capacity can be increased by upgrading playing surfaces through improved drainage, irrigation and turf management
• Support the provision of multi-purpose and functional facilities that support club culture and sustainability, including the use of modular buildings
• Provide State League Venues with facilities that meet the needs required to facilitate participation pathways, including high performance

Examples of potential projects include but are not limited to:

• Building new or refurbishing existing changeroom amenities in line with the AFL Preferred Community Facility Guidelines
• Upgrading the quality of oval lighting to enable effective use of oval during training and provide an option to schedule night-time matches
• Improving surface quality by upgrading drainage, irrigation and grass coverage so as to create a healthy surface that can withstand increased demand as team numbers and oval utilisation grows
• Installation of new goal posts and/or and behind goal netting to improve match day efficiency and spectator safety
• Supporting infrastructure such as goal posts, behind goal netting or electronic scoreboard to improve match day efficiency, spectator safety and volunteer conditions

• Applicants should make contact with the SANFL Infrastructure and Government Relations team to discuss project ideas and seek advice into the planning and design of facilities
• Projects must adhere to the AFL Preferred Community Facility Guidelines
• Applicants are encouraged to explore funding models that demonstrate stakeholder engagement and commitment to the project
• Projects planned in functional, self-contained stages are eligible
• Projects on school/tertiary institution land are eligible subject to a long-term Joint Use Agreement being in place
• Applicants must demonstrate landowner’s permission to undertake the proposed project (unless the applicant owns the land)

For further information please contact funding@sanfl.com.au or visit www.sanfl.com.au/safacilitiesfund